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"With a voice as bold and beguiling as the songs she chooses, Straw carries the torch of traditional folk music with striking elegance and a fierce breath of originality…” - Triad City Beat
Drawing on the deep well of traditional music from the British Isles and America, Lindsay Straw puts her own spin on ageless songs with her intricate guitar and Irish bouzouki playing. Performing both solo and with groups like The Ivy Leaf and The New Grown-ups, she’s performed throughout the US and Ireland, playing everything from folk festivals and house concerts to weddings and farmers markets. She also teaches privately and at the annual Zoukology weekend (NM) and through the Passim School of Music (MA).
Lindsay spent the last couple years as part of the marketing team at Carter Vintage Guitars (formerly The North American Guitar), and her compositions and arrangements can be heard in countless guitar demos for Cedar Rock Studio & Guitar Gallery, The Music Emporium, TNAG, and CVG. She also hosted the Talking Guitar podcast.
Upcoming Performances
Most Saturdays unless otherwise noted you can find me at The Brendan Behan session in Jamaica Plain, 5-8pm!
May 10: Somerville, MA - Somerville Porchfest (84 Oxford St) The New Grown-ups, 4pm
May 11: Amesbury, MA - Cider Hill Farm with The (Almost) New Grown-ups, 12-3pm
May 13: Cambridge, MA - McCarthy’s Session, 7-10pm
May 16: Salem, MA - O’Neill’s with Larry Young, 6-9pm
May 19: Cambridge, MA - Remnant Satellite with The New Grown-ups, 8pm
May 20: Cambridge, MA - McCarthy’s Session, 7-10pm
May 30: North Easton, MA - Langwater Farm Community Pizza Night, 4-7pm
June 1: Hingham, MA - Songs for the Earth (Mass Audubon Benefit Concert), 4-6pm
June 3: Cambridge, MA - Lily P’s Bluegrass Tuesdays (Opener Set) with Andy Cambria, 7pm
June 8: Salem, MA - Salem Arts Festival (Artists’ Row) with Larry Young, 1-2pm // O’Neill’s with Larry Young, 4-7pm
June 10: Dedham, MA - Dedham Green Concerts with Cara Frankowicz, 6-8pm
June 11: Brighton, MA - Concerts on the Common with The (Almost) New Grown-ups, 5:15-6:45pm
June 12: Plymouth Farmers Market, 2:30-6pm
June 14: Amesbury, MA - Cider Hill Farm with The New Grown-ups, 1-4pm
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Singing for a brand new piece by Christine Hedden on June 1st.